It takes the average reader 8 hours and 7 minutes to read A Shot of Malaria by Charles Souby
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In a Shot of Malaria, Charles Souby unfolds the twisted story of a young man, Daniel Martin, desperately hooked on heroin, alcohol and his own delusions. Set in San Francisco in the nineties and written as a deadpan, first-person narrative, the novel captures and ugly realities of addiction with sharp, ironic humor. A powerful, empathetic study of place and character with great depth. -Kirkus Review Definitely a book that will make you smile and think, Charles Souby has given readers a thoughtful experience with A SHOT OF MALARIA." -Cyrus Webb conversations live Readers will find a wealth of wisdom in these pages. As Danny notes: "We were both suicidal, but it wasn't the dying that scared us, it was the living." -Blue Ink Review Souby manages to make Martin, ...completely appealing and sympathetic. ...While I think some of its content might offend the squeamish, it's a book that I believe will resonate with readers who stick with it. We might not all be heroin addicts, but we all have our stuff, whatever that stuff is." -23rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Award
A Shot of Malaria by Charles Souby is 476 pages long, and a total of 121,856 words.
This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 149% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 5 minutes to read A Shot of Malaria aloud.
A Shot of Malaria is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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